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Meaning of word puff up from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Make larger or distend.

Example : The estimates were puffed up.

Meaning : To swell or cause to enlarge.

Example : Her faced puffed up from the drugs.
Puffed out chests.

Synonyms : blow up, puff, puff out

Meaning : Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger.

Example : The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son.

Synonyms : swell

Meaning : Praise extravagantly.

Example : The critics puffed up this Broadway production.

Synonyms : puff

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.